Coby Wins Mod Tour Title on World Series Sunday 10/16/2017 The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing Presented by King Cadillac GMC came to a close at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Sunday, October 15 capping off another successful year of on-track action at the raceway known to many as the Big-T. Seven divisions made for a busy final day of the three-day showcase of the finest racers in New England and beyond with the main event of the evening being the crowning of the 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour series champion to help close out the
The Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing Presented by King Cadillac GMC came to a close at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park on Sunday, October 15 capping off another successful year of on-track action at the raceway known to many as the Big-T. Seven divisions made for a busy final day of the three-day showcase of the finest racers in New England and beyond with the main event of the evening being the crowning of the 2017 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour series champion to help close out the
Eddie Mac & Nocella Lead Day Two at World Series 10/16/2017 Day two of the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park proved to be a busy one as a slew of new champions were named in both touring and track divisions as the biggest weekend in New England racing continued. Six different races were held over the course of the afternoon, each resulting in a champion being named for their specific series or division as a packed crowd turned out to enjoy and afternoon of non-stop on track action at the Big-T. The American
Day two of the Sunoco World Series of Speedway Racing at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park proved to be a busy one as a slew of new champions were named in both touring and track divisions as the biggest weekend in New England racing continued. Six different races were held over the course of the afternoon, each resulting in a champion being named for their specific series or division as a packed crowd turned out to enjoy and afternoon of non-stop on track action at the Big-T. The American
Gerry Wins Oxford PASS Race, Benjamin Wins Title 10/16/2017 Oxford, ME -- Curtis Gerry of Waterboro nailed down his second PASS Super Late Model win this season at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday afternoon, while his closest on-track rival, Travis Benjamin of Belfast, riding a runner-up finish to nail down his second career PASS North championship. Gerry, who added his name to the lists of Legends by winning the 44th Annual Oxford 250 back in August, had the best season of his career hot on the heels of what was previously his best year ever in 2016.
Oxford, ME -- Curtis Gerry of Waterboro nailed down his second PASS Super Late Model win this season at Oxford Plains Speedway Saturday afternoon, while his closest on-track rival, Travis Benjamin of Belfast, riding a runner-up finish to nail down his second career PASS North championship. Gerry, who added his name to the lists of Legends by winning the 44th Annual Oxford 250 back in August, had the best season of his career hot on the heels of what was previously his best year ever in 2016.
NE Short Track Showdown Comes Back for 2018 10/14/2017 A New England race is taking the step from being an upstart event to a long-term tradition as motorsports promoter Bob Guptill has announced that the New England Short Track Showdown will return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in June 2018. The second running of the event will take place on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th. All four racing tours that took part in the inaugural Showdown on July 1st of this year will return in 2018. The New England Short Track Showdown is an event made
A New England race is taking the step from being an upstart event to a long-term tradition as motorsports promoter Bob Guptill has announced that the New England Short Track Showdown will return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in June 2018. The second running of the event will take place on Saturday, June 23rd and Sunday, June 24th. All four racing tours that took part in the inaugural Showdown on July 1st of this year will return in 2018. The New England Short Track Showdown is an event made
Photo Gallery - World Series NASCAR WMT Hauler Parade 10/14/2017 Before the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season ends with the World Series event at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, the haulers of the Tour took part in a parade to get to the track. Here are the photos. For more photo galleries of races and car shows, please "like"| TachNeedle.com on Facebook. Photo Gallery Link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TachNeedle/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1530256437041100
Before the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season ends with the World Series event at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park, the haulers of the Tour took part in a parade to get to the track. Here are the photos. For more photo galleries of races and car shows, please "like"| TachNeedle.com on Facebook. Photo Gallery Link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/TachNeedle/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1530256437041100
Parent Nabs LM Title on Opening Night of World Series 10/14/2017 Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park is wrapping up in 2017 season this weekend with tie award winning annual three-day event, the 55th World Series of Speedway Racing. With 18 divisions and numerous champions set to be crowned over the weekend, the action began on Friday, October 13 with five feature events and the crowning of the first champion of the weekend named in Thompson's late model division. Coming into the event the late models featured a two-man battle as reigning track champion
Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park is wrapping up in 2017 season this weekend with tie award winning annual three-day event, the 55th World Series of Speedway Racing. With 18 divisions and numerous champions set to be crowned over the weekend, the action began on Friday, October 13 with five feature events and the crowning of the first champion of the weekend named in Thompson's late model division. Coming into the event the late models featured a two-man battle as reigning track champion
Mighty Ten Rankings (10-13) - It's Big Show Time! 10/13/2017 The regular weekly racing series events are mostly over in New England and it has been time for the end of season big shows and special events at tracks throughout the region. That has put some competitors on the road and others in the position of protecting their home turf. For this week’s Mighty Ten rankings, we look at performances in events such as Octoberfest at Lee USA Speedway (NH), the Fall Brawl at Speedway 51 (NH) and the DAV Memorial Weekend at Seekonk Speedway (MA). To compile
The regular weekly racing series events are mostly over in New England and it has been time for the end of season big shows and special events at tracks throughout the region. That has put some competitors on the road and others in the position of protecting their home turf. For this week’s Mighty Ten rankings, we look at performances in events such as Octoberfest at Lee USA Speedway (NH), the Fall Brawl at Speedway 51 (NH) and the DAV Memorial Weekend at Seekonk Speedway (MA). To compile
Photo Gallery - Volkswagen Cars and Vans on the Lawn 10/13/2017 The Lawn Show series at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts continued last weekend as Volkswagens, and specifically many VW transporters, invaded the lawn. Here are the sights of the show. To keep up with all of our photo galleries from various car shows and races, be sure to "like" TachNeedle.com on Facebook. Photo Gallery Link - https://www.facebook.com/pg/TachNeedle/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1528807943852616
The Lawn Show series at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts continued last weekend as Volkswagens, and specifically many VW transporters, invaded the lawn. Here are the sights of the show. To keep up with all of our photo galleries from various car shows and races, be sure to "like" TachNeedle.com on Facebook. Photo Gallery Link - https://www.facebook.com/pg/TachNeedle/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1528807943852616
McLaren Whips Up Two Special Order Rides 10/13/2017 One customer will shortly be taking delivery of two unique McLarens, created to his individual specification by McLaren Special Operations (MSO). Called the MSO R Coupé and MSO R Spider, they are the latest in a lineage of McLarens produced as personal commissions, a service that sees the customer working closely with MSO to agree the direction, scope and specification of a project. “An MSO Personal Commission is the highest level of partnership between a customer and McLaren Special
One customer will shortly be taking delivery of two unique McLarens, created to his individual specification by McLaren Special Operations (MSO). Called the MSO R Coupé and MSO R Spider, they are the latest in a lineage of McLarens produced as personal commissions, a service that sees the customer working closely with MSO to agree the direction, scope and specification of a project. “An MSO Personal Commission is the highest level of partnership between a customer and McLaren Special
